Middleburg man jailed on child sex charge

Richard Allan Griffin, 58, booked into Clay County jail

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Middleburg man was arrested Tuesday on a child sex charge, according to online jail records.

Richard Allan Griffin, 58, was in the Clay County jail on $50,000 bond as of Wednesday, jail records show. 

The Clay County Sheriff's Office said its Internet Crimes Against Children Team, assisted by its Cyber Unit, executed a search warrant off Rose Ridge Court in Middleburg and Griffin was arrested.

Deputies said the search warrant yielded evidence in a child sexual abuse investigation.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sex offender registry, Griffin is a registered sex predator. The site lists three sex crimes against children in the 1990s.

News4Jax is working to obtain Griffin's arrest report.


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